Lower development costs for mobile gaming have allowed for a rush of originality on the platform. Scores of small developers are now able to take on the big studios and Space Miner: Space Ore Bust (Venan, iPhone, £2.99) is a great example of the fresh thinking now thriving. Taking control of a space truck to harvest ore and save the family mining business from an unforgiving bank, the story's told in a refreshingly witty style. The game itself combines Asteroids-style shooter and resource management sim, with added RPG elements, as you fight off enemy ships and space rocks while harvesting the precious ore, then spend funds upgrading the truck and its weapons. With a huge galaxy, including nearly 50 areas, there's much fun to be had.

Not all mobile offerings are so innovative.

Namco Bandai has decided to bring its venerable 3D fighter Tekken (Java, £4) (above) to mobiles, and not your fancy touch screen models, but simpler handsets such as the Sony Ericsson K800i. It's been scaled down to a 2D offering, but other than that it hasn't got anything we've not seen before. What is pleasing, however, is how well it works. It can be difficult pulling together 10 hit combos on the keypad, but with eight different fighters the game offers plenty for fighting fans to enjoy.